Performance | Of the Land

Dance artist, Ade Suharto, shares short dance works inspired by two woodcut prints created by Indonesian artist Fitri Dwi Kurniasih (Fitri DK) in 2019. Titled Kendeng lestari (Everlasting kendeng) and Kami muzi dia wawo tana (We live on the land), the prints are new acquisitions from MAGNT’s Stephen Shaul Collection of Contemporary Indonesian Art. They address protest movements led by women on the islands of Java and Flores to resist development threats to their motherland, culture and livelihoods.

In response to these women and Fitri DK’s artistic voice, Ade honours the strength, struggle and resilience from her mother country. With this project, Ade continues her practice in artist-to-artist dialogues and for the first time, she acknowledges her ancestral connection to land cultivation.

Ade will perform these dance works in a beautiful outdoor setting at the Museum. Afterwards, the audience will get an opportunity to hear about Ade’s dance processes through a live Q&A session hosted by MAGNT’s Curator of Southeast Asian Art.

Suitable for ages 16+ | Free | Bookings recommended

Key Information

Please register at the Information Desk in the foyer 15 minutes prior to the start of the program.

This talk will be held in the Ampitheatre at MAGNT.

COVID-Safety

We encourage you to:

* maintain 1.5m physical distancing from people not known to you where possible

* practice good hand hygiene during your time at MAGNT

* stay home if you are feeling unwell

Image: Detail of Fitri Dwi Kurniasih (Fitri DK) print, Everlasting kendeng 2019, Ade Suharto, in dance development at Tanja Liedtke Studio, Photography by Sam Roberts,

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